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Description: (by goodreads.com) The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She’s training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And – most importantly of all – she can finally call Jace her boyfriend.

But nothing comes without a price.Someone is murdering Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine’s Circle, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second bloody war. Clary’s best friend, Simon, can’t help her. His mother just found out that he’s a vampire and now he’s homeless. Everywhere he turns, someone wants him on their side – along with the power of the curse that’s wrecking his life. And they’re willing to do anything to get what they want. At the same time he’s dating two beautiful, dangerous girls – neither of whom knows about the other one.When Jace begins to pull away from Clary without explaining why, she is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: She herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. The stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels.

My Review: Um it was okay. Sorry that’s it sound terrible I realize but out of the TMI series I think this might be my least favorite, which is weird considering this is all about Simon and my Werewolf Girl. BUT OMG THOUGH I HATED HOW SIMON WAS ACTING!!! Stop it. STOOOOOOP! It made me like him a little less because of it. I don’t know this book just felt like the weak link in the chain, but it was necessary. There were still so many questions unanswered, and this book filled in a lot of gaps and holes, but I don’t know something about it just felt a little less magical than the rest of the series. Probably because of the way it ended. All this being said I did like it, definitely not my favorite but it’s not like the Titanic or what Caitlin Kittredge did to her series the Iron Codex. I guess I just expected more from everyone especially Simon ( probably because he’s my adorable baby, and I want him to be okay, but he was being an absolute dick there for a while) at least he felt bad about what he did and made amends with his girls. I’m sure more good things are to come for the resolution of the series.

also I’m so sorry this was supposed to be posted waaaaaay back as well as almost all the other reviews you will be getting bombed with.

Description: (by goodreads.com) To save her mother’s life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters – never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

As Clary uncovers more about her family’s past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he’s willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City – whatever the cost?

Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the final installment of the New York Timesbestselling trilogy The Mortal Instruments.

My Review: Might be my favorite book of the series so far, although I have to say I really loved City of Ashes. I’m in awe of this book. truly. Out of all the things I saw coming, I did not see Sebastian. At all, I didn’t even think that he could have been bad. I was shocked when I found out the full story.

Description: (by goodreads.com) Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what’s normal when you’re a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who’s becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn’t ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary’s only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark grip of New York City’s Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation

My Review: So I dove into this immediately after reading City of Bones and I gotta say it did not miss a beat! I don’t know what it is about the second books in a series but to me they either are: REALLY good or REALLY bad. Luckily for me this one was fantastic! I like the dimensions in the Shadowhunter laws and officials. Every aspect of this plot line had interesting narratives and layers. The overall character development was great every character grew. I got a little tired of the whole “forbidden romance thing” because again I never thought they were siblings. I’m sorry but it was all too obvious. Why? The evil mastermind of the series tells you a lie. What is Valentine Morgenstern good at? Lying and manipulating other people to do his bidding. So as soon as he said it I was like… “uh-huh suuuuuuure.” Also I mean there are certain taboos you know can’t write without resolving them…

Well you can but you’d have to prepare to lose a ton of your readers to do it. Second reason uhhhh old lady Herondale. Done. Why would she have done what she did for him if there wasn’t some other reason for it? This whole narrative reminded me of one of my favorite required reading for school growing up: Ophelia’s Child.

It had very similar motifs, such as a forbidden romance, and how the only family that really matters is the one that loves you. I seriously recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

Sorry I’m trying to be unspoilerific about the main plot line but oh well. Also to be fair these came directly from my notes before I read the third one soooooo. ANYWAY, back on topic: the character development. I really begun to like the majority of the Lightwood kids in this book, I wasn’t too into them before but now I really like them. Also new favorite character Maia the bamf werewolf girl! Everyone grew, especially Simon ; __ ; you poor baby the crap they put you through… Overall an amazing installment into The Mortal Instruments Series

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By the way I grew up with the IB system so I'm grading things on a scale of 1-7. 1 being the worst 7 being the best.
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A 7 means it's better than chocolate or it's something truly spectacular.
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A 6 is something phenomenal/excellent but sadly not better than chocolate. but it's damned close!
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5 is something very good and I'd likely recommend it to people as I would with a 7 or a 6. just not AS enthusiastically
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A 4 is okay.../meh... it was fine but it had some problems if I were to recommend it, I would recommend it with a warning.
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A 3 is disappointing and it meant I struggled to finish it.
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A 2 is BAD I'd be likely to rant about how bad I thought a book was rather than ever consider it for a recommendation.
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A 1 would almost be unheard of but trust me I would not give it out lightly. A 1 means utter failure, that there was nothing at all redeeming about a book. Or that if it had redeeming qualities they were completely over shadowed by its flaws. I would have to truly loathe, despise and HATE a book for it to ever even be considered for this rating.
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(btw IB stands for the International baccalaureate which is the equivalent to AP programs in the US.)